Total Crime Rate
113.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stoney Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 1189th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stoney Lane (B25 8YJ) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% lower than the Sheldon average (115.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stoney Lane (B25 8YJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barn Meadow, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoney Lane (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheldon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dove Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Croft Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcroft Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcroft Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcroft Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcroft Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Newcroft Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowles Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Greenwood | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rickyard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Meadow | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barn Meadow | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kew Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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